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reached its climax when Dr. Liddon ended by tilting 

 his glass of claret off the table into his lap. 



But there is a good deal of fun behind his serious 

 exterior, and he enjoyed this little catastrophe as 

 much as the rest of us. So you see that the snares 

 and temptations of University life do not dangerously 

 assail your husband at the high table of Christ Church. 



Yesterday we had our physiological picnic, start- 

 ing in five boats, and taking tea on the river-bank 

 near the old farmhouse. I took supper with the 

 Sandersons, who had a party. The Victor Horsleys 

 were at the picnic, and I have arranged that they 

 will pay us a visit in October. 



It is very jolly living in this house, but it is well 

 we are both good sleepers, the noise of traffic is so 

 great ; even the foot-passengers sound like burglars. 



But this will not affect the children in the other 

 wing, and as for me, I could sleep if the carriages were 

 driving through the rooms, with the burglars to boot. 



I have only time to write a very few lines, as I 

 am now momentarily expecting to be called to give 

 my exposition before the Physiological Society, 1 

 which has mustered in considerable force, and is now 

 being regaled by Horsley 2 and Gotch 3 while I am 

 watching my p ] ants, which are coming on next. 



The dinner at Ch. Ch. yesterday was most enjoy- 

 able, though there were only four others besides 

 myself at the high table. We had turtle soup and 

 very good wine ; is that good for gout ? 



1 The Physiological Society has a yearly meeting at Oxford. 



2 Professor Victor Horsley, F.R.S., Univ. Coll., London. 



3 Professor of Physiology at Oxford. 



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